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PUBLIC LAW 93-618-JAN. 3, 1975
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that Act as amended or to the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, or to 19 USC isoi agreements entered into, or proclamations issued, or actions taken note. under any of such provisions, shall be constiTied, unless clearly precluded by the Context, to refer also to this Act, or to agreements entered into or proclamations or orders issued, pursuant to this Act. SEC. 603. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION. 19 USC 2482 (a) I n order to expedite the performance of its functions under this Act, the International Trade Commission may conduct preliminary investigations, determine the scope and manner of its proceedings, and consolidate proceedings before it. (b) I n performing its functions under this Act, the Commission may exercise any authority granted to it under any other Act. (c) The Commission shall at all times keep informed concerning the operation and effect of provisions relating to duties or other import restrictions of the United States contained in trade agreements entered into under the trade agreements program. SEC. 604. CONSEQUENTIAL CHANGES IN THE TARIFF SCHEDULES. 19 USC 2483 The President shall from time to time, as appropriate, embody in the Tariff Schedules of the United States the substance of the relevant ^ ^ "^*^ ^^02 provisions of this Act, and of other Acts affecting import treatment^ and actions thereunder, including modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction. SEC. 605. SEPARABILITY. 19 USC 2101 If any provision of this Act or the application of any provision "°*^' to any circumstances or persons shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Act, and of the application of such provision to other circumstances or persons, shall not be affected thereby. SEC. 6C6. INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL. 19 USC 2484 P s i The President shall submit a report to Congress at least once each portr etoi deeonnt garle ress. calendar year listing those foreign countries in which narcotic drugs and other controlled substances (as listed under section 202 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 812)) are produced, processed, or transported for unlawful entry into the United States. Such report shall include a description of the measures such countries are taking to prevent such production, processing, or transport. SEC. 607. VOLUNTARY LIMITATIONS ON EXPORTS OF STEEL TO THE 19 USC 2485. UNITED STATES. No person shall be liable for damages, penalties, or other sanctions under the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41-77) or the Antitrust Acts (as defined in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44)), or under any similar State law, on •account of his negotiating, entering into, participating in, or implementing an arrangement providing for the voluntary limitation on exports of steel and steel products to the United States, or any modification or renewal of such an arrangement, if such arrangement or such modification or renewal— (1) was undertaken prior to the date of the enactment of this Act at the request of the Secretary of State or his delegate, and (2) ceases to be effective not later than January 1, 1975. SEC. 608. UNIFORM STATISTICAL DATA ON IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND PRODUCTION. (a) Section 484(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(e)) is amended to read as follows: "(e) STATISTICAL ENUMERATION.—The Secretary of the Treasury,
the Secretary of Commerce, and the United States International Trade
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